The Guardian Cryptic Crossword Clues — 2026-10-16

32 clues from this puzzle. Select a clue to view its answers.

• Without getting emotional, adored every other piece involving French pop (3-4) Crossword Clue7 letters
• Swapped walls of daub in mudbrick house (5) Crossword Clue5 letters
• Sucking up / swallowing six (7) Crossword Clue7 letters
• Something guaranteed, that is incorporating fact I managed to get qualification (11) Crossword Clue11 letters
• Shocking cry from bird (5) Crossword Clue5 letters
• see 11 Across (6) Crossword Clue6 letters
• See 1 Crossword Clue4 letters
• Rolling first joint, dopehead rubbed the wrong way! (7) Crossword Clue7 letters
• Requires guts to oust royal (7) Crossword Clue7 letters
• Reads aloud and translates for the audience? (7) Crossword Clue7 letters
• One runs attached to bloke for three-legged race (7) Crossword Clue7 letters
• Metal wreckage after helicopter tragedy (6) Crossword Clue3 letters
• Maestro account among three in circulation (7) Crossword Clue7 letters
• Latin continent and Spanish state (3) Crossword Clue3 letters
• If Jack takes 3rd place, guaranteed to get hurt (7) Crossword Clue7 letters
• Go away from pack, pursuing south (5) Crossword Clue5 letters
• Foamy head on coffee/tea, without a burn (7) Crossword Clue7 letters
• First two things haplessly tried - I'm disregarding poor start, having courage! (5,4,5) Crossword Clue9 letters
• Express anger and cry after a little bit of singing (4,3) Crossword Clue7 letters
• Ever supreme, furiously led with ambition (11) Crossword Clue11 letters
• Emerging from green terrace, go back in (2-5) Crossword Clue7 letters
• Elder fellow carries foreign currency with equal value (11) Crossword Clue11 letters
• Discovered Cuban music and heavy metal, as forgotten (7) Crossword Clue7 letters
• Current mishap of setter in spot of bother (3,6) Crossword Clue9 letters
• Communist party admitted newspaper revolved around spies (7) Crossword Clue7 letters
• Cleaned kettle spattered with bits of tea and prevented from boiling over (2-9) Crossword Clue11 letters
• Check temperature after period of chill weather (9) Crossword Clue9 letters
• Butter or jam (3) Crossword Clue3 letters
• Brought in the crops but, tragically, he starved (9) Crossword Clue9 letters
• Blues and dancing featured in clip of session (7) Crossword Clue7 letters
• Blimey, pinching bottom is less civilised (7) Crossword Clue7 letters
• 'Ramsey' misspelling garners a thousand whinges (7) Crossword Clue7 letters